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Subject(s)

• Decentralization in government—Developing countries [Browse]
• Government accountability—Developing countries [Browse]
• Corruption—Developing countries—Prevention [Browse]
• Economic assistance—Developing countries [Browse]

Editor

• Rodden, Jonathan [Browse]
• Wibbels, Erik, 1972- [Browse]

Summary note

At the end of the twentieth century, academics and policymakers welcomed a trend toward fiscal and political decentralization as part of a potential solution for slow economic growth and poor performance by insulated, unaccountable governments. For the last two decades, researchers have been trying to answer a series of vexing questions about the political economy of multi-layered governance. Much of the best recent research on decentralization has come from close collaborations between university researchers and international aid institutions. As the volume and quality of this collaborative research have increased in recent decades, the time has come to review the lessons from this literature and apply them to debates about future programming. In this volume, the contributors place this research in the broader history of engagement between aid institutions and academics, particularly in the area of decentralized governance, and outline the challenges and opportunities to link evidence and policy action.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• The social underpinnings of decentralized governance : networks, technology and the future of social accountability / Erik Wibbels
• Leadership selection rules and decentralized governance / Guy Grossman
• Traditional leaders, service delivery and electoral accountability / Kate Baldwin, Pia Raffler
• Decentralized rule and revenue / Jonathan A. Rodden
• The proliferation of decentralized governing units / Jan H. Pierskalla
• Decentralization and business performance / Edmund Malesky
• Decentralization and urban governance in the developing world : experiences to-date and avenues for future research / Christopher Carter, Alison E. Post
• Decentralization in post-conflict settings : assessing community-driven development in the wake of violence / Fotini Christia
• Clientelism in decentralized states / Gianmarco Leon, Leonard Wantchekon
• Decentralization and ethnic diversity / Thad Dunning
• From decentralization research to policy and programs : a practical postscript / Derick W. Brinkerhoff, Anna Wetterberg, Gary A. Bland.

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ISBN

• 9781108497909 (hardcover : alkaline paper)
• 110849790X (hardcover : alkaline paper)

LCCN

2018049104

OCLC

1078971464

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